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1879 California gubernatorial election
← 1875 September 3, 1879 1882 →
 
Nominee George Clement Perkins Hugh J. Glenn William F. White
Party Republican Democratic Workingmen's
Popular vote 67,965 47,667 44,482
Percentage 42.42% 29.75% 27.76%
County results
Perkins:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Glenn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
White:      30–40%      40–50%
Governor before election

William Irwin
Democratic

Elected Governor

George C. Perkins
Republican

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The 1879 California gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1879, to elect the governor of California. George Clement Perkins won a plurality of votes, marking the fourth consecutive election in which the incumbent governor's party was defeated. Earlier that year, on May 7, 1879, voters in California approved a new constitution which, effective in 1880, moved the dates of elections to even-numbered years to coincide with elections for federal offices. Thus, the next election for governor would be held on November 7, 1882. As such, Perkins' term as governor would last only three years.

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1879
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Clement Perkins 67,965 42.42% +16.95%
Democratic Hugh J. Glenn 47,647 29.75% −20.29%
Workingmen's William F. White 44,482 27.76% +27.76%
Prohibition A. C. Clark 119 0.07% −0.22%
Scattering 2 0.00%
Majority 20,318 12.68%
Total votes 160,215 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +37.23%

Results by county

County George C. Perkins
Republican 		Hugh J. Glenn
Democratic 		William F. White
Workingmen's 		A. C. Clark
Prohibition 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 5,179 53.91% 1,418 14.76% 3,007 31.30% 3 0.03% 0 0.00% 2,172 22.61% 9,607
Alpine 111 62.01% 59 32.96% 9 5.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 52 29.05% 179
Amador 1,033 41.42% 1,136 45.55% 325 13.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -103 -4.13% 2,494
Butte 1,715 50.06% 1,477 43.11% 233 6.80% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% 238 6.95% 3,426
Calaveras 770 35.78% 748 34.76% 634 29.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 22 1.02% 2,152
Colusa 659 29.06% 1,506 66.40% 102 4.50% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% -847 -37.35% 2,268
Contra Costa 919 44.76% 576 28.06% 558 27.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 343 16.71% 2,053
Del Norte 269 48.47% 102 18.38% 184 33.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 85 15.32% 555
El Dorado 1,163 43.22% 1,126 41.84% 402 14.94% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 37 1.37% 2,691
Fresno 285 21.11% 951 70.44% 114 8.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -666 -49.33% 1,350
Humboldt 1,317 43.77% 365 12.13% 1,327 44.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -10 -0.33% 3,009
Inyo 252 44.52% 295 52.12% 19 3.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -43 -7.60% 566
Kern 328 28.20% 777 66.81% 58 4.99% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -449 -38.61% 1,163
Lake 340 25.93% 789 60.18% 182 13.88% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -449 -34.25% 1,311
Lassen 287 39.10% 424 57.77% 21 2.86% 1 0.14% 1 0.14% -137 -18.66% 734
Los Angeles 1,930 28.42% 2,743 40.40% 2,093 30.82% 24 0.35% 0 0.00% -650 -9.57% 6,790
Marin 658 48.13% 322 23.56% 387 28.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 271 19.82% 1,367
Mariposa 317 31.14% 615 60.41% 86 8.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -298 -29.27% 1,018
Mendocino 752 32.30% 1,398 60.05% 176 7.56% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% -646 -27.75% 2,328
Merced 343 31.79% 573 53.10% 162 15.01% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% -230 -21.32% 1,079
Modoc 272 32.11% 565 66.71% 6 0.71% 4 0.47% 0 0.00% -293 -34.59% 847
Mono 786 47.01% 494 29.55% 391 23.39% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 292 17.46% 1,672
Monterey 839 35.61% 750 31.83% 767 32.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 72 3.06% 2,356
Napa 960 41.27% 833 35.81% 529 22.74% 4 0.17% 0 0.00% 127 5.46% 2,326
Nevada 1,755 43.06% 824 20.22% 1,496 36.70% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 259 6.35% 4,076
Placer 1,213 43.32% 759 27.11% 828 29.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 385 13.75% 2,800
Plumas 702 53.79% 500 38.31% 100 7.66% 3 0.23% 0 0.00% 202 15.48% 1,305
Sacramento 3,505 55.65% 1,370 21.75% 1,422 22.58% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 2,083 33.07% 6,298
San Benito 227 20.71% 621 56.66% 247 22.54% 0 0.00% 1 0.09% -374 -34.12% 1,096
San Bernardino 509 33.31% 636 41.62% 383 25.07% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -127 -8.31% 1,528
San Diego 627 44.37% 678 47.98% 108 7.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -51 -3.61% 1,413
San Francisco 18,944 45.71% 3,900 9.41% 15,593 44.86% 7 0.02% 0 0.00% 351 0.85% 41,444
San Joaquin 2,078 45.83% 1,838 40.54% 609 13.43% 9 0.20% 0 0.00% 240 5.29% 4,534
San Luis Obispo 631 32.44% 646 33.21% 665 34.19% 3 0.15% 0 0.00% -19 -0.98% 1,945
San Mateo 647 40.62% 424 26.62% 522 32.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 125 7.85% 1,593
Santa Barbara 755 37.01% 689 33.77% 586 28.73% 10 0.49% 0 0.00% 66 3.24% 2,040
Santa Clara 2,703 44.90% 1,329 22.08% 1,988 33.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 715 11.88% 6,020
Santa Cruz 901 36.76% 800 32.64% 750 30.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 101 4.12% 2,451
Shasta 576 35.47% 808 49.75% 240 14.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -232 -14.29% 1,624
Sierra 826 54.70% 457 30.26% 225 14.90% 2 0.13% 0 0.00% 369 24.44% 1,510
Siskiyou 666 39.20% 917 53.97% 116 6.83% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -251 -14.77% 1,699
Solano 1,625 43.86% 918 24.78% 1,162 31.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 463 12.50% 3,705
Sonoma 1,611 33.77% 2,523 52.88% 620 13.00% 17 0.36% 0 0.00% -912 -19.12% 4,771
Stanislaus 593 35.64% 994 59.74% 74 4.45% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% -401 -24.10% 1,664
Sutter 670 52.92% 470 37.12% 121 9.56% 5 0.39% 0 0.00% 200 15.80% 1,266
Tehama 517 34.63% 864 57.87% 112 7.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -347 -23.24% 1,493
Trinity 430 47.62% 307 34.00% 152 16.83% 14 1.55% 0 0.00% 123 13.62% 903
Tulare 611 29.70% 1,259 61.21% 186 9.04% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -648 -31.50% 2,057
Tuolumne 738 42.98% 579 33.72% 400 23.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 159 9.26% 1,717
Ventura 321 26.62% 737 61.11% 148 12.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -416 -34.49% 1,206
Yolo 1,027 40.71% 1,164 46.14% 332 13.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -137 -5.43% 2,523
Yuba 1,073 48.93% 594 27.09% 525 23.94% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 479 21.84% 2,193
Total 67,965 42.42% 47,647 29.74% 44,482 27.76% 119 0.07% 2 0.00% 20,318 12.68% 160,215

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Workingmen's

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Workingmen's

Notes

  1. ^ Margin over White
  2. Margin over Glenn

References

  1. ^ California State Archives, Abstract of Statement of the vote of California, polled at the General Election held September 3rd, 1879
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